Mrs G Norris
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Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS)
http://outofthefog.net/CommonBehaviors/Munchausens.html
Jennifer Bush case discussion here:
Munchausen by Proxy and the case of Jennifer Bush - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
Wouldn't symptoms of chemotherapy be rather distinct from those of cancer and have immediately made medical staff suspicious as they know she wasn't being treated with chemo. A lay person may look at a reaction to chemo and see that as 'cancer' because the symptoms of chemo are more apparent and what we are used to seeing with 'cancer patients'. JMO.
http://outofthefog.net/CommonBehaviors/Munchausens.html
Description:
In Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (MBPS), an individual - typically a mother - deliberately makes another person (most often his or her own preschool child) sick or convinces others that the person is sick. The parent or caregiver misleads others into thinking that the child has medical problems by reporting fictitious episodes. He or she may exaggerate, fabricate, or induce symptoms. As a result, doctors commonly order tests, experiment with medications and, in severe cases, may hospitalize the child or perform surgery to determine the cause.
Typically, the perpetrator feels satisfied when he or she has the attention and sympathy of doctors, nurses, and others.
It should be noted that there is strong controversy over the existence of Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome. The originator of the term, British Pediatrician Roy Meadow was discredited for misrepresenting statistical data in his expert witness testimony in the conviction of mothers of children who died from cot deaths (also known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - or SIDS). In a nutshell, he testified that the likelihood of more than one incidence of SIDS in a single family was so remote as to warrant a conviction. Several cases in which he testified have since been overturned in British Courts. Critics of the MBPS theory correctly point out that child abuse is child abuse and the burden of proof must be to reveal objective evidence of abuse prior to removing children from parental custody.
Jennifer Bush case discussion here:
Munchausen by Proxy and the case of Jennifer Bush - Websleuths Crime Sleuthing Community
Wouldn't symptoms of chemotherapy be rather distinct from those of cancer and have immediately made medical staff suspicious as they know she wasn't being treated with chemo. A lay person may look at a reaction to chemo and see that as 'cancer' because the symptoms of chemo are more apparent and what we are used to seeing with 'cancer patients'. JMO.